Q43211: "Make EXE" within QB.EXE 4.00 Editor Can Hang OS/2 Real Mode

Article: Q43211
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | SR# S890403-185 | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 15-DEC-1989

When running QB.EXE from QuickBASIC Version 4.00 in MS OS/2 real mode
(that is, in the MS-DOS Version 3.x compatibility box), choosing "Make
EXE" from the RUN menu usually hangs the system, requiring a warm or
cold reboot. It may also cause the machine to reboot spontaneously.

To work around this problem, compile with BC.EXE 4.00 from the DOS
command line or use a later version of QuickBASIC.

The problem does not occur in QB.EXE from other versions, including
QuickBASIC Versions 3.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, the QB.EXE that comes with
Microsoft BASIC Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b, and the QBX.EXE
environment that comes with Microsoft BASIC PDS Version 7.00. The
BC.EXE compiler which comes with QuickBASIC 4.00 was not developed or
tested for OS/2 compatibility. Only BC.EXE from the BASIC compiler
6.00 and 6.00b and BASIC PDS 7.00 was developed and tested for OS/2.

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